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Croket!
	Cover of the first manga volume
コロッケ!; (Croquet)
Manga
Written by	Manavu Kashimoto
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	CoroCoro
Demographic	Kodomo (boys)
Original run	April 2001 – November 2006
Volumes	15
Anime television series
Directed by	Naohito Takahashi
Studio	OLM
Licensed by	US: Viz Media;
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 7, 2003 – March 27, 2005
Episodes	104
Manga
Croket! Black Label
Written by	Manavu Kashimoto
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	CoroCoro Aniki (2018-2021); CoroCoro Online (2021-present)
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	2018 – present

Croket! (コロッケ!, Korokke!, lit. "Croquette!"), also spelled Korokke!, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Manavu Kashimoto. It was published by Shogakukan in CoroCoro Comic from April 2001 to November 2006 and collected in 15 bound volumes. It received the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.^[1]

Croket! was adapted into an anime television series by OLM, broadcast from April 7, 2003, to March 27, 2005, and had a total of 8 video games.

Plot

The world of Croket! is one inhabited by both humans and exotic creatures such as anthropomorphic animals and where individuals called Bankers travel around the world to collect magical coins called Kinkas with their Kinka Banks. Kinkas are said to activate the appearance of the Bank Wizard, who will grant the wish of any Banker who collects enough Kinkas. The story mainly revolves around Croket, a young and scrappy Banker with incredible strength whose wish is to revive his father, a legendary Banker named Burger, who was said to be killed by a villain Croket knows as the "Black Gown Man."

Shortly after his journey, a tournament called the Banker Survival Quest is told to be held in the small but dangerous Macadamia Island, and the winner earns enough Kinkas to fill the largest Kinka Bank. Setting his eyes on the island, Croket battles against rivals both friendly and malevolent, though there very well may be a dangerous threat in the tournament that haunts fellow competitors and Croket's past.

Characters

Croket (コロッケ, Kurokke): The son of the Legendary Banker Burger and main character of the series. He is very strong and carries a heavy hammer as a weapon. His wish is to revive his father.
Risotto (リゾット): Prince of Grand Chef Kingdom.
Pudding Pudding (プリンプリン, Purinpurin): From a village witch everyone is beautiful, he carries a mask and uses a stick which invokes pink poop.
Menchi (メンチ): Croket's pig shaped Kinkas safe.
Worcester: An anthropomorphic cat Banker who wants to be the most popular of his village.

Games

All Croket! video games were published by Konami and none of them was released outside Japan.

Title	System	Developer	Release date	Japanese
Croket! Yume no Banker Survival!	Game Boy Advance		October 17, 2002	コロッケ！夢のバンカーサバイバル
Croket! Kindan no Kinka Box	PlayStation		March 20, 2003	コロッケ！禁断の禁貨ボックス！
Croket! 2: Yami no Bank to Ban Joou	Game Boy Advance		July 17, 2003	コロッケ！2闇のバンクとバン女王
Croket! 3: Granyuu Oukoku no Nazo	Game Boy Advance		December 11, 2003	コロッケ！３グラニュー王国の謎
Korokke! Ban-Ō no Kiki o Sukue	PlayStation 2, GameCube		July 8, 2004	コロッケ！バン王の危機を救え
Croket! 4: Bank no Mori no Mamorigami	Game Boy Advance		July 22, 2004	コロッケ！4バンクの森の守護神
Croket! Great Jikuu no Boukensha	Game Boy Advance	Jupiter^[2]	December 9, 2004	コロッケ！Great 時空の冒険者
Croket! DS Tenku no Yushatachi	Nintendo DS	Jupiter^[2]	December 15, 2005	コロッケ！DS天空の勇者た